'ory promises on way
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IE GOVERNMENT hopes to roduce during this session Parliament some of the legttion needed to reform the affic Licensing system, as Dmised in the Tory .nifesto.
Transport Minister Norman wler told MPs that he ached great importance to commitment to relax the ..nsing system now adminered by the Traffic Cornssioners, in order to enable w bus and other services to velop and to encourage new vate operators.
'Our aim will be to increase Dice, save resources — parularly energy — and remove necessary bureaucracy." His department was concerned about the question when legislation could be introduced — he hoped to be able to do it substantially during this session.
Harold McCusker (Ulster Unionist, Armagh) asked that there should be no further delay in taking action on the Foster Committee Report, particularly in resolving problems relating to short-term operators' licences required by hauliers operating from Northern Ireland to Britain.
The Foster report was being examined, and would become part of the legislation, replied Mr Fowler.